These Are Cincinnati’s 10 Best Breweries, as Voted by CityBeat Readers

10. Brink Brewing Co.

5905 Hamilton Ave., College Hill

This award-winning, community-driven College Hill staple offers live music, outdoor seating and dog-friendly accommodations. The neighborhood gathering space is loaded with interactive features including a large community table, reclaimed-wood bar and a gigantic Scrabble board that’s very popular with patrons after a few pints from the brewery’s wide-reaching tap list. Head to the bathroom to see more than three decades’ worth of collected beer labels. The brewery has earned the title of Very Small Brewing Company of the Year at the Great American Beer Fest multiple times.

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10. Brink Brewing Co.

5905 Hamilton Ave., College Hill

This award-winning, community-driven College Hill staple offers live music, outdoor seating and dog-friendly accommodations. The neighborhood gathering space is loaded with interactive features including a large community table, reclaimed-wood bar and a gigantic Scrabble board that’s very popular with patrons after a few pints from the brewery’s wide-reaching tap list. Head to the bathroom to see more than three decades’ worth of collected beer labels. The brewery has earned the title of Very Small Brewing Company of the Year at the Great American Beer Fest multiple times.

Photo: Hailey Bollinger
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5905 Hamilton Ave., College Hill

This award-winning, community-driven College Hill staple offers live music, outdoor seating and dog-friendly accommodations. The neighborhood gathering space is loaded with interactive features including a large community table, reclaimed-wood bar and a gigantic Scrabble board that’s very popular with patrons after a few pints from the brewery’s wide-reaching tap list. Head to the bathroom to see more than three decades’ worth of collected beer labels. The brewery has earned the title of Very Small Brewing Company of the Year at the Great American Beer Fest multiple times.

Photo: Hailey Bollinger
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10. Brink Brewing Co.

5905 Hamilton Ave., College Hill

This award-winning, community-driven College Hill staple offers live music, outdoor seating and dog-friendly accommodations. The neighborhood gathering space is loaded with interactive features including a large community table, reclaimed-wood bar and a gigantic Scrabble board that’s very popular with patrons after a few pints from the brewery’s wide-reaching tap list. Head to the bathroom to see more than three decades’ worth of collected beer labels. The brewery has earned the title of Very Small Brewing Company of the Year at the Great American Beer Fest multiple times.

Photo: Hailey Bollinger
” itemprop=”image” />9. Braxton Brewing Company

27 W. Seventh St., Covington

Rooted in the ethos and innovation forged in a Midwestern garage, founder Evan Rouse started homebrewing when he was just 16 — before he could even taste his creations. Now, with locations in Covington, Over-the-Rhine, Ft. Mitchell and Newport, Braxton Brewing Co. has puts its stamp on the Cincinnati area. The flagship Covington taproom, boasting a 5,000-square-foot rooftop patio, serves 30 plus Braxton creations and house brand VIVE hard seltzers.

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9. Braxton Brewing Company

27 W. Seventh St., Covington

Rooted in the ethos and innovation forged in a Midwestern garage, founder Evan Rouse started homebrewing when he was just 16 — before he could even taste his creations. Now, with locations in Covington, Over-the-Rhine, Ft. Mitchell and Newport, Braxton Brewing Co. has puts its stamp on the Cincinnati area. The flagship Covington taproom, boasting a 5,000-square-foot rooftop patio, serves 30 plus Braxton creations and house brand VIVE hard seltzers.

Photo: Hailey Bollinger
” itemprop=”image” />9. Braxton Brewing Company

27 W. Seventh St., Covington

Rooted in the ethos and innovation forged in a Midwestern garage, founder Evan Rouse started homebrewing when he was just 16 — before he could even taste his creations. Now, with locations in Covington, Over-the-Rhine, Ft. Mitchell and Newport, Braxton Brewing Co. has puts its stamp on the Cincinnati area. The flagship Covington taproom, boasting a 5,000-square-foot rooftop patio, serves 30 plus Braxton creations and house brand VIVE hard seltzers.

Photo: Hailey Bollinger
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9. Braxton Brewing Company

27 W. Seventh St., Covington

Rooted in the ethos and innovation forged in a Midwestern garage, founder Evan Rouse started homebrewing when he was just 16 — before he could even taste his creations. Now, with locations in Covington, Over-the-Rhine, Ft. Mitchell and Newport, Braxton Brewing Co. has puts its stamp on the Cincinnati area. The flagship Covington taproom, boasting a 5,000-square-foot rooftop patio, serves 30 plus Braxton creations and house brand VIVE hard seltzers.

Photo: Hailey Bollinger
” itemprop=”image” />8. West Side Brewing

3044 Harrison Ave., Westwood

This sleek, rustic brewery in the heart of Westwood has been creating fresh craft beers in their taproom and partnering with local food trucks since 2017. They offer more than 20 traditional beers, each boasting a straightforward name so drinkers know exactly what to expect. There’s the Amber Ale, Hefeweizen, Gose and plenty more, including cider, wine, soda. Additionally, West Side Brewing has expanded to selling their products in liquor stores and grocery stores in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, so whether you’re at home or in their spacious taproom, you can enjoy a taste of West Side.

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8. West Side Brewing

3044 Harrison Ave., Westwood

This sleek, rustic brewery in the heart of Westwood has been creating fresh craft beers in their taproom and partnering with local food trucks since 2017. They offer more than 20 traditional beers, each boasting a straightforward name so drinkers know exactly what to expect. There’s the Amber Ale, Hefeweizen, Gose and plenty more, including cider, wine, soda. Additionally, West Side Brewing has expanded to selling their products in liquor stores and grocery stores in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, so whether you’re at home or in their spacious taproom, you can enjoy a taste of West Side.

Photo: Megan Waddel
” itemprop=”image” />8. West Side Brewing

3044 Harrison Ave., Westwood

This sleek, rustic brewery in the heart of Westwood has been creating fresh craft beers in their taproom and partnering with local food trucks since 2017. They offer more than 20 traditional beers, each boasting a straightforward name so drinkers know exactly what to expect. There’s the Amber Ale, Hefeweizen, Gose and plenty more, including cider, wine, soda. Additionally, West Side Brewing has expanded to selling their products in liquor stores and grocery stores in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, so whether you’re at home or in their spacious taproom, you can enjoy a taste of West Side.

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8. West Side Brewing

3044 Harrison Ave., Westwood

This sleek, rustic brewery in the heart of Westwood has been creating fresh craft beers in their taproom and partnering with local food trucks since 2017. They offer more than 20 traditional beers, each boasting a straightforward name so drinkers know exactly what to expect. There’s the Amber Ale, Hefeweizen, Gose and plenty more, including cider, wine, soda. Additionally, West Side Brewing has expanded to selling their products in liquor stores and grocery stores in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, so whether you’re at home or in their spacious taproom, you can enjoy a taste of West Side.

Photo: Megan Waddel
” itemprop=”image” />7. Dead Low Brewing

5959 Kellogg Ave., California

Within walking distance of Coney Island and Riverbend Music Center, this brewery features a taproom, beer garden and kitchen. Dead Low Brewing serves up more than a dozen beers, seltzers, sour, and stouts. And be sure to come hungry. Along with a wine and spirit menu, the brewery also offers an extensive food menu; many dishes utilize Dead Low brews, like the beer-battered haddock sandwich and the beer cheesecake.

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7. Dead Low Brewing

5959 Kellogg Ave., California

Within walking distance of Coney Island and Riverbend Music Center, this brewery features a taproom, beer garden and kitchen. Dead Low Brewing serves up more than a dozen beers, seltzers, sour, and stouts. And be sure to come hungry. Along with a wine and spirit menu, the brewery also offers an extensive food menu; many dishes utilize Dead Low brews, like the beer-battered haddock sandwich and the beer cheesecake.

Photo: Kaitlyn Handel
” itemprop=”image” />7. Dead Low Brewing

5959 Kellogg Ave., California

Within walking distance of Coney Island and Riverbend Music Center, this brewery features a taproom, beer garden and kitchen. Dead Low Brewing serves up more than a dozen beers, seltzers, sour, and stouts. And be sure to come hungry. Along with a wine and spirit menu, the brewery also offers an extensive food menu; many dishes utilize Dead Low brews, like the beer-battered haddock sandwich and the beer cheesecake.

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7. Dead Low Brewing

5959 Kellogg Ave., California

Within walking distance of Coney Island and Riverbend Music Center, this brewery features a taproom, beer garden and kitchen. Dead Low Brewing serves up more than a dozen beers, seltzers, sour, and stouts. And be sure to come hungry. Along with a wine and spirit menu, the brewery also offers an extensive food menu; many dishes utilize Dead Low brews, like the beer-battered haddock sandwich and the beer cheesecake.

Photo: Kaitlyn Handel
” itemprop=”image” />6. Sons Of Toil Brewing

14090 Klein Road, Mount Orab

With a dedication to hard work and helping out local farmers, Sons of Toil Brewing donates every scrap of leftover grain from their brewery to help farms feed their livestock, instead of letting it go to a landfill. A hidden gem in the heart of Mount Orab, Sons of Toil offers a great patio space with cornhole and other outdoor games. Beers run the gamut from a 9.2 percent ABV chocolate raspberry imperial stout to a light German Kolsch.

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6. Sons Of Toil Brewing

14090 Klein Road, Mount Orab

With a dedication to hard work and helping out local farmers, Sons of Toil Brewing donates every scrap of leftover grain from their brewery to help farms feed their livestock, instead of letting it go to a landfill. A hidden gem in the heart of Mount Orab, Sons of Toil offers a great patio space with cornhole and other outdoor games. Beers run the gamut from a 9.2 percent ABV chocolate raspberry imperial stout to a light German Kolsch.

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” itemprop=”image” />6. Sons Of Toil Brewing

14090 Klein Road, Mount Orab

With a dedication to hard work and helping out local farmers, Sons of Toil Brewing donates every scrap of leftover grain from their brewery to help farms feed their livestock, instead of letting it go to a landfill. A hidden gem in the heart of Mount Orab, Sons of Toil offers a great patio space with cornhole and other outdoor games. Beers run the gamut from a 9.2 percent ABV chocolate raspberry imperial stout to a light German Kolsch.

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6. Sons Of Toil Brewing

14090 Klein Road, Mount Orab

With a dedication to hard work and helping out local farmers, Sons of Toil Brewing donates every scrap of leftover grain from their brewery to help farms feed their livestock, instead of letting it go to a landfill. A hidden gem in the heart of Mount Orab, Sons of Toil offers a great patio space with cornhole and other outdoor games. Beers run the gamut from a 9.2 percent ABV chocolate raspberry imperial stout to a light German Kolsch.

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” itemprop=”image” />5. MadTree Brewing Co.

3301 Madison Road, Oakley

At MadTree Brewing, you can support the environment one beer at a time. This brewery is dedicated to more than providing local, craveable beer: MadTree donates 1% of its proceeds to nonprofits that strive toward environmental sustainability. Founded in 2013, MadTree’s main attraction is the big-ass beer garden, with 32 MadTree-exclusive taps, ambient lighting and an industrial brick facade leftover from the building’s factory days. There’s more than enough space to accommodate all the beer-drinking, cornhole-playing, dog-loving humans that hang at the brewery on the regular.

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5. MadTree Brewing Co.

3301 Madison Road, Oakley

At MadTree Brewing, you can support the environment one beer at a time. This brewery is dedicated to more than providing local, craveable beer: MadTree donates 1% of its proceeds to nonprofits that strive toward environmental sustainability. Founded in 2013, MadTree’s main attraction is the big-ass beer garden, with 32 MadTree-exclusive taps, ambient lighting and an industrial brick facade leftover from the building’s factory days. There’s more than enough space to accommodate all the beer-drinking, cornhole-playing, dog-loving humans that hang at the brewery on the regular.

Photo: Phil Heidenreich
” itemprop=”image” />5. MadTree Brewing Co.

3301 Madison Road, Oakley

At MadTree Brewing, you can support the environment one beer at a time. This brewery is dedicated to more than providing local, craveable beer: MadTree donates 1% of its proceeds to nonprofits that strive toward environmental sustainability. Founded in 2013, MadTree’s main attraction is the big-ass beer garden, with 32 MadTree-exclusive taps, ambient lighting and an industrial brick facade leftover from the building’s factory days. There’s more than enough space to accommodate all the beer-drinking, cornhole-playing, dog-loving humans that hang at the brewery on the regular.

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5. MadTree Brewing Co.

3301 Madison Road, Oakley

At MadTree Brewing, you can support the environment one beer at a time. This brewery is dedicated to more than providing local, craveable beer: MadTree donates 1% of its proceeds to nonprofits that strive toward environmental sustainability. Founded in 2013, MadTree’s main attraction is the big-ass beer garden, with 32 MadTree-exclusive taps, ambient lighting and an industrial brick facade leftover from the building’s factory days. There’s more than enough space to accommodate all the beer-drinking, cornhole-playing, dog-loving humans that hang at the brewery on the regular.

Photo: facebook.com/madtree” itemprop=”image” />4. Streetside Brewery

4003 Eastern Ave., Columbia Tusculum

From their taproom/brewery along Eastern Avenue in Columbia Tusculum, Streetside Brewery blends craft and community with wittily named beers. There’s the Kid in a Candy Shop strawberry/blue raspberry milkshake IPA, Hell Is Other People fruited Berliner Weisse and Return of the Mac caramel cream coffee/vanilla blonde ale, among other sweet and unique options. The taproom frequently hosts food trucks and programmed events.

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4. Streetside Brewery

4003 Eastern Ave., Columbia Tusculum

From their taproom/brewery along Eastern Avenue in Columbia Tusculum, Streetside Brewery blends craft and community with wittily named beers. There’s the Kid in a Candy Shop strawberry/blue raspberry milkshake IPA, Hell Is Other People fruited Berliner Weisse and Return of the Mac caramel cream coffee/vanilla blonde ale, among other sweet and unique options. The taproom frequently hosts food trucks and programmed events.

Photo: Scott Dittgen
” itemprop=”image” />4. Streetside Brewery

4003 Eastern Ave., Columbia Tusculum

From their taproom/brewery along Eastern Avenue in Columbia Tusculum, Streetside Brewery blends craft and community with wittily named beers. There’s the Kid in a Candy Shop strawberry/blue raspberry milkshake IPA, Hell Is Other People fruited Berliner Weisse and Return of the Mac caramel cream coffee/vanilla blonde ale, among other sweet and unique options. The taproom frequently hosts food trucks and programmed events.

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4. Streetside Brewery

4003 Eastern Ave., Columbia Tusculum

From their taproom/brewery along Eastern Avenue in Columbia Tusculum, Streetside Brewery blends craft and community with wittily named beers. There’s the Kid in a Candy Shop strawberry/blue raspberry milkshake IPA, Hell Is Other People fruited Berliner Weisse and Return of the Mac caramel cream coffee/vanilla blonde ale, among other sweet and unique options. The taproom frequently hosts food trucks and programmed events.

Photo: facebook.com/streetsidebrewery” itemprop=”image” />3. Urban Artifact

1660 Blue Rock St., Northside

This Northside brewery, taproom and music venue, located in historic St. Patrick’s church, crafts beers with a focus on locally caught wild yeast and bacteria and sour, tart brews. During non-COVID-times, the brewery hosts events and live music basically nightly, including trivia, burlesque shows, stand-up sets and both local and traveling bands in genres ranging from Hip Hop to Experimental music. It also has an in-house indie radio station, Radio Artifact.

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3. Urban Artifact

1660 Blue Rock St., Northside

This Northside brewery, taproom and music venue, located in historic St. Patrick’s church, crafts beers with a focus on locally caught wild yeast and bacteria and sour, tart brews. During non-COVID-times, the brewery hosts events and live music basically nightly, including trivia, burlesque shows, stand-up sets and both local and traveling bands in genres ranging from Hip Hop to Experimental music. It also has an in-house indie radio station, Radio Artifact.

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” itemprop=”image” />3. Urban Artifact

1660 Blue Rock St., Northside

This Northside brewery, taproom and music venue, located in historic St. Patrick’s church, crafts beers with a focus on locally caught wild yeast and bacteria and sour, tart brews. During non-COVID-times, the brewery hosts events and live music basically nightly, including trivia, burlesque shows, stand-up sets and both local and traveling bands in genres ranging from Hip Hop to Experimental music. It also has an in-house indie radio station, Radio Artifact.

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3. Urban Artifact

1660 Blue Rock St., Northside

This Northside brewery, taproom and music venue, located in historic St. Patrick’s church, crafts beers with a focus on locally caught wild yeast and bacteria and sour, tart brews. During non-COVID-times, the brewery hosts events and live music basically nightly, including trivia, burlesque shows, stand-up sets and both local and traveling bands in genres ranging from Hip Hop to Experimental music. It also has an in-house indie radio station, Radio Artifact.

Photo: Brittany Thornton” itemprop=”image” />2. March First Brewing

7885 E. Kemper Road, Sycamore Township

March First Brewing is a one-of-a-kind brewery-cidery-distillery in Sycamore Township. It is great for a date night and offers a number of ciders and beers as well as a food menu that includes pizza, sandwiches and calzones.

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2. March First Brewing

7885 E. Kemper Road, Sycamore Township

March First Brewing is a one-of-a-kind brewery-cidery-distillery in Sycamore Township. It is great for a date night and offers a number of ciders and beers as well as a food menu that includes pizza, sandwiches and calzones.

Photo: facebook.com/marchfirstbrewing” itemprop=”image” />2. March First Brewing

7885 E. Kemper Road, Sycamore Township

March First Brewing is a one-of-a-kind brewery-cidery-distillery in Sycamore Township. It is great for a date night and offers a number of ciders and beers as well as a food menu that includes pizza, sandwiches and calzones.

Photo: Hailey Bollinger
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2. March First Brewing

7885 E. Kemper Road, Sycamore Township

March First Brewing is a one-of-a-kind brewery-cidery-distillery in Sycamore Township. It is great for a date night and offers a number of ciders and beers as well as a food menu that includes pizza, sandwiches and calzones.

Photo: Hailey Bollinger
” itemprop=”image” />1. Rhinegeist

1910 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine

This large brewery and event space in historic Over-the-Rhine (housed in an old Moerlein bottling plant) produces hoppy and sessionable ales and Cidergeist, its line of crushable ciders. The seasonal deck is an excellent addition to the city’s rooftop bar scene. The first half of Rhinegeist’s name hails from its location in Cincinnati. The second half, “Geist,” is a German word that translates to “ghost” and a nod to the city’s German heritage.

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1. Rhinegeist

1910 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine

This large brewery and event space in historic Over-the-Rhine (housed in an old Moerlein bottling plant) produces hoppy and sessionable ales and Cidergeist, its line of crushable ciders. The seasonal deck is an excellent addition to the city’s rooftop bar scene. The first half of Rhinegeist’s name hails from its location in Cincinnati. The second half, “Geist,” is a German word that translates to “ghost” and a nod to the city’s German heritage.

Photo: facebook.com/rhinegeist
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1910 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine

This large brewery and event space in historic Over-the-Rhine (housed in an old Moerlein bottling plant) produces hoppy and sessionable ales and Cidergeist, its line of crushable ciders. The seasonal deck is an excellent addition to the city’s rooftop bar scene. The first half of Rhinegeist’s name hails from its location in Cincinnati. The second half, “Geist,” is a German word that translates to “ghost” and a nod to the city’s German heritage.

Photo: facebook.com/rhinegeist
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1. Rhinegeist

1910 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine

This large brewery and event space in historic Over-the-Rhine (housed in an old Moerlein bottling plant) produces hoppy and sessionable ales and Cidergeist, its line of crushable ciders. The seasonal deck is an excellent addition to the city’s rooftop bar scene. The first half of Rhinegeist’s name hails from its location in Cincinnati. The second half, “Geist,” is a German word that translates to “ghost” and a nod to the city’s German heritage.

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